At the Multi Commodity Exchange, crude oil for delivery in March gained Rs 14, or 0.28 per cent, to Rs 4,965 per barrel, with a business turnover of 17,894 lots.
April crude moved up by a similar margin to Rs 5,015 per barrel in a turnover of 1,419 lots.
Marketmen said the rise in crude oil futures was largely in tandem with a firming trend in Asia on bargain buying after prices hit multi-weeks lows.
Meanwhile, crude oil for April delivery advanced by 21 cents to $90.33 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
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